Scholte Surname

86,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Scholte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scholte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,2731:3,952370
Germany4101:196,35522,641
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Australia2021:133,64214,486
Canada1261:292,42527,191
England491:1,137,10353,999
France441:1,509,607143,950
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Austria101:851,54467,454
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Scholte Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Scholte Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Scholte is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scholte? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scholte is the 86,372nd most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,306,714 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Scholte live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 4,273 people, or 1 in 3,952. In The Netherlands Scholte is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 22 percent are found, North Holland, where 19 percent are found and Groningen, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Scholte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scholte has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 527 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scholte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scholte last name are 28.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Scholte earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.37% more than the national average, earning R 321,684 per year; in United States they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $42,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.33% less than the national average, earning $45,542 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scholte
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